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Rounding Up Rattlers Rounding Up Rattlers Tony Felder and Dean Wilson climb among the hills west of Okeene, Okla. (pop. 1,240), searching cracks and crevices in the porous gypsum rock for the elusive Western diamondback rattlesnake.
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Western Swing Town images
The sweet sound of twin fiddles and a steel guitar drift over the pews at the Church of Western Swing in Turkey, Texas read more
Built on Furniture images
Companies such as Swaim and Thayer Coggin help High Point retain its title as the Home Furnishings Capital of the World read more
Where Time Stands Still images
Renfro Valley resident John Lair built the 650-seat theater in 1939 and began broadcasting the Renfro Valley Barn Dance live each Saturday night read more
A Frozen Good Time images
With coffin races, a polar plunge, costume party and frozen turkey bowling, Frozen Dead Guy Days is residents' weekend farewell to the area's harsh, snow-filled winter. read more
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Strawberry Festival - Craft Bazaar plus Tours of Jefferson Depot Village user story
The Strawberry Festival at Jefferson Depot Village was started 21 years ago by hometown volunteers inorder to SAVE and Preserve the 1872 Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad Station. Each ye read more
Submitted By: Jean Dutton
On Date: 4/18/2008
Hail the new Nightingales user story
Hail the new NightingalesAmar B Shrestha2768, Woodland CreekLoop, Kissimmee, Fl-34744Ph: 407-343-1328 Downtown Baptist Church in PineStreet, Orlando, was host to an unusual event on 7th December 2007 read more
Submitted By: amar
On Date: 3/30/2008
Abraham Lincoln Slept Here user story
Shelbyville, Illinois, the county seat of Shelby County was a bustling pioneer town in the 1840's and 1850's. It was on the route of the 8th Judicial Circuit, which was the route Abraham Lin read more
Submitted By: shelbylincolnheritage
On Date: 3/28/2008
Isolated midwestern city needs thoughtful rehabilitation. user story
http://www.cityforsale.us/ Not really, but an unusual human-interest story worth considering. This isolated midwestern city had a population of 15,000. Today it is less than 7000. Passive local gov read more
Submitted By: William Carroll
On Date: 3/25/2008
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